1914 



FUUITS OF OXTAKIO. 



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SEEK-NO-FURTHER. 



An old commercial 

 variety, at one time con- 

 siderably planted in 

 some parts of Ontario, 

 and still highly valued 

 by some apple growers. 

 Not much planted in 

 the newer orchards. 



ORIGIN : near West- 

 field, Connecticut, 

 U.S.A., about 1796. 



TREE: vigorous, hardy; 

 habit spreading; pro- 

 ductive. Succeeds best 

 on rich sandy loam. 



FRUIT : size medium 

 to above; form roundish 

 conical ; skin greenish 

 yellow shaded with dull 

 red, striped with bright 

 red, with russet vein- 

 ings and a few large 

 prominent yellow dots; 



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stem short iii a deep, 

 slightly russeted cav- 

 ity; calyx usually 

 open in a narrow, 

 shallow leather 

 cracked basin ; not 

 subject to scab. 



FLESH : yellowish 

 white; fine grained, 

 tender; flavor spicy, 

 pleasant, subacid. 



QUALITY: dessert, 

 very good; cooking, 

 fair. 



VALUE: market, 

 first class. 



SEASON: October to 

 February. 



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